A successfully abstracted aquatic façade, developed to present a sense of lightness, acts as a signifier of the centre’s activity. There is a clear entry point and the strong procession through the portal entry is enhanced by the visual linkage through to the pool areas. The lighting strategy is very successful, with excellent use of daylight at the roof level. This illuminates the interior, through the formation of both a readable continuous axis and individual light pods over the pool area; the result is a play of light over the reflective water. The strong internal axis continues through a row of column trees supporting a pool space uncluttered by obvious structure and services.